But it seems this is not the case for American newsman Anderson Cooper — who tried the caffeine-filled drink for the first time yesterday.

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Cooper then went on to try something else that has never passed his lips before — spinach.

In fact, picky eater Anderson revealed he is not a lover of vegetables in the slightest, saying he has not tried most of the green variety.

As for the spinach, it was ‘gross’ and ‘slithery’ in his esteemed opinion.

And it was only in 2009 that the then-41-year old anchorman professed to trying Reddi-wip for the first time. As Mary Katharine Ham quipped back then, “I must admit, this is not the household item I would have expected Anderson Cooper to be unfamiliar with, but alas:”

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Bookworm

And he comes from which planet again? Of course, his peculiar dietary habits probably explain a whole lot….

Presumably you know you don’t like it because you tried it at least once. But this is the first time Cooper even *tried* it!

Personally, I didn’t start liking coffee until I was 25. Because it’s so ubiquitous, I would try it every once in awhile to convince myself I still hated it. Then one time I thought, “This isn’t so bad.” And today I’m a regular consumer of the black brew.